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During AltoVita's Smart, Safe and Sustainable Summit in London earlier this month, Vivi H. sat down with Samantha Van Leeuwen for a fireside chat to deep dive into how PwC managed to cut their corporate accommodation costs by 48% through our innovative centralised and managed accommodation solution. 🏢💼 The challenge was significant: streamline accommodation management processes and reduce costs without compromising on quality. The solution? A strategic partnership with AltoVita that provided not only cost reductions but also enhanced flexibility and efficiency in handling complex, large-scale accommodation needs. 🌍✈️ This success story is a testament to the effectiveness of our tailored solutions and PwC's forward-thinking approach. Whether you're part of a small enterprise or a large corporation, there are valuable insights and actionable strategies in this article that can transform how you manage business travel. 👉 Check out the full article for a detailed look at the process, outcomes, and lessons learned: https://lnkd.in/dpCS3Ahz #AltoVita #CorporateTravel #CostSavings #BusinessTravel #Innovation #PwC #TravelManagement

🌍 Discover the latest insights in corporate accommodation with our Corporate Accommodation Trends Q3 2024 report! 📊 In this comprehensive analysis, we delve into the key trends shaping the corporate housing market this quarter, including: 🔹 Emerging destinations and their impact on business travel 🔹 Innovative technologies driving efficiency and convenience 🔹 Sustainability practices gaining traction in the industry 🔹 Shifts in traveler preferences and expectations Don't miss out on this valuable resource to stay ahead of the curve and make informed decisions for your business travel needs. 👉 Download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dPMpurCR #CorporateTravel #BusinessTravel #AccommodationTrends #Sustainability #Innovation #AltoVita

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that AltoVita has been shortlisted for two EMMAs awards in APAC! 🏆✨ We are honored to be recognized for our dedication to excellence and innovation in the corporate accommodation industry. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony in Singapore on September 5th, and we couldn't be more excited. A huge thank you to our incredible team and valued clients for your continuous support. Stay tuned for more updates as we await this prestigious event! The Forum for Expatriate Management #EMMAsAwards #APAC #CorporateAccommodation #AltoVita #Innovation #Teamwork #Awards2024

Exciting news from AltoVita! 🌍✨ We are thrilled to introduce Nada Zrikem, our new Middle East Client Relationship Director. With her vast expertise and deep understanding of the region, Nada is poised to lead our ambitious expansion plans in the Middle East. In our latest Spotlight Series, we spent 5 minutes with Nada to learn about her vision, experience, and the exciting developments she will bring to AltoVita. From enhancing our local partnerships to driving innovation in corporate accommodation, Nada's leadership will undoubtedly be a game changer. Read the full interview to discover more about Nada and our plans for the Middle East: https://lnkd.in/dXkTH2Js #AltoVita #MiddleEast #CorporateAccommodation #Leadership #Expansion #Innovation

🚀 Introducing Alto360! 🚀 Last week, at our annual Smart, Safe and Sustainable Summit, we announced the reveal of our brand new product Alto360 to the delegates. And now is the time to share it with the rest of the world! Alto360 is a cutting-edge real-time data intelligence tool designed for business travel and global mobility managers. With Alto360, you can strategically design your corporate accommodation programme with unmatched predictive data intelligence in the extended stay market. 🌍🏨 🔍 What can Alto360 do for you?   - View Comprehensive Data: Break down average daily rates by location, length of stay, property type, and travel dates, allowing for strategic and proactive decision-making. - Save Time: Eliminate the need for manual data collection and analysis. - Export Data: Easily share and further analyse your information. - Optimise Budgets: Confidently manage travel and relocation budgets with real-time, transparent cost-savings. - Analyse Historical Data: Compare your ADRs and budget, providing clear answers to challenging questions. Watch our launch video to see Alto360 in action: https://lnkd.in/gdiwEkj8 #BusinessTravel #GlobalMobility #DataIntelligence #Alto360 #TravelTech #ExtendedStay #AltoVita Feel free to reach out to learn more about how Alto360 can elevate your travel and relocation programs.

One week ago we held our Smart, Safe and Sustainable Summit in London. A day filled with insightful content, product demos and many more! Stay tuned for more... At AltoVita, we are on a mission to revolutionise corporate accommodation as we know it through technology. We empower you with more data, insights and real-time reports so you can create the best possible accommodation progamme for your organisation. At AltoVita, we believe in the power of consolidation helping you save costs.

🌟 Partner Spotlight Alert! 🌟 Our partnership with NEST Furnished Living Solutions provides a home away from home in hard-to-source areas in the U.S. with the best furnished apartment living. Here’s why NEST is the ideal choice for our clients: 🏡 Comprehensive Comfort: With fully furnished and equipped apartments, including housewares, electronics, premium linens, washer and dryer, utilities, expanded cable, and high-speed WiFi, all you need to bring is your luggage and laptop. 📍 Strategic Locations: Whether you're relocating to Roanoke, on a temporary assignment in Lynchburg, traveling for business in Blacksburg, or getting medical treatment in Charlottesville, NEST has a housing solution to meet your needs. 🔑 Flexible Stays: With a minimum stay of just one month, NEST provides the flexibility needed for various professional and personal circumstances. 👩⚕️ Perfect for Medical Professionals: Located near major hospitals, NEST caters to medical professionals and patients undergoing extended treatments. 💼 Business Ready: Ideal for work, relocation, or temporary assignments, NEST offers the comfort and space of a full-size apartment, doubling the space of a typical hotel room. ✨ Local Expertise: As the only full-service corporate housing provider based in Southwest Virginia, NEST brings unparalleled local knowledge and high-touch customer service. Whether you’re on an extended business trip or need a comfortable, serviced apartment, AltoVita caters to every need with our hospitality partner NEST Furnished Living Solutions, ensures a seamless, comfortable, and memorable stay. Experience the difference with AltoVita and book your stay today! #NESTFurnishedLiving #CorporateHousing #VirginiaLiving #ShortTermRentals #HomeAwayFromHome

To wrap up the final elements of the summit, we’ve enjoyed hearing from Jenny Thornton from ATPI and Jamie Finnie from NES Fircroft talk about the importance of partnerships when it comes to integrating technology.  We also dived into the Middle East landscape, in a roundtable hosted by Nada Zrikem, Director of Client Partnerships MENA, AltoVita and again from Souhilla Taarabit  - questions were raised around how can companies get a true glimpse of what life is like for families relocating to Saudi Arabia, and why sometimes the region is lumped into one basket, when like Europe it's full of many regional differences. We also heard from Khadeeja I. Islam, Head of Global Mobility, Aggreko; Magdalena Jennings, Global Mobility Business Partner, Equinix; and Lisa Reid, Director, Client Services EMEA, Altair Global in a panel called “From Road Warriors to Interns, How to Manage Different Personas” that was moderated by Beverly King MCIPD King, VP of Client Partnerships, AltoVita, They discussed how cultural training is making a comeback - and while technology plays a part, having someone on the end of a phone is important when walking someone through a relocation. And to round off the 4th Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit, we heard from Carol Fergus, Director - Global Travel, Meetings and Ground Transportation, Fidelity International, who shared her take on the day, which centred on the theme of inclusivity: "Working with AltoVita is about being inclusive, the integration you get, the transparency you get."

For the next part of the Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit we heard from Samantha Van Leeuwen, Head of Hotels and Venues at PwC. During her fireside chat with Vivi H., she spoke about her work promoting the use of serviced apartments for employees. As well as lowering costs, she believes they’re better for staff from a DEI perspective. For example, in terms of neurodiversity, if people want their own “alone space”. She also shared more about her work with the Meetings Industry Association - as she wants to be able to give back, and educate venues about best practices when working with large corporations. She also wants to promote awareness of the hospitality sector. “I still have some cousins who still think I’m a cook - because you’re in hospitality.” she said. Delegates also heard how she was an early adopter of serviced apartments, developing the concept about 18 years ago to PwC. “We struggled to find availability for good hotels that people would like, that’s how I stumbled across serviced apartments,” she recalled. Meanwhile, our Destinations roundtable sessions have so far covered Emergency Relocations, and North & South America. For the first, co-hosted by Cheryl Barrett, participants heard how suppliers, including agencies and suppliers, needed to train their staff to cope with assignees facing an emergency relocation. "Train staff so they perhaps know they’re not going to be dealing with a smiley person - they’re going to be leaving their home. Don’t dramatise it. Show that it’s not always easy - they may perceive it as someone’s not being grateful to them." It was also important to have a plan. “Present a plan that they can buy into - instead of saying 'Run!'" said one participant. It was also important to understand employees' situations, as well as location. "You need to know your employees before you make a decisions, you need to know how they react," said another participant. Finance was another area discussed. One participant noted when employees left Russia, they suddenly had no access to money. So it was important to be able to lean on partners supplier to provide emergency funds. This was also an area some fintech startups were exploring, being able to provide an IBAN for someone even if they didn't have enough documentation. Another key aspect was to be flexible: "Terms and conditions get negotiated on the go - be flexible, otherwise things don’t get done and assignees get stressed." The destination roundtable discussed the complexities of relocations in South America, and was co-hosted by Lonn Kammeyer. "It's much more complex than Europe," said one participant, advising the need to use local immigration lawyers, as there can be lots of paperwork involved. "It's a much more complex beast... You need to have people on the ground who know specific people.” Countries like Brazil, Chile and Colombia were growing in popularity too, with growing numbers of Chinese companies now moving into South America.

We’ve had a great start to The Smart, Safe, Sustainable Summit! So what’s happened so far? 👉 We began with Karolina Saviova, COO & Co-Founder, AltoVita, setting the scene for the day. From the main stage she explained how 2024 is a challenging year to navigate. “Stabilised Volatility” is an ideal way to describe the landscape, in part due to the current election super cycles that are having an impact on what we do on a daily basis, she said. This volatility is impacting technology and industrial strategies. 👉 “Grab it!” was the advice from one of the speakers in the next panel. Diogo Matos, Global Mobility Services Manager, Solvay, shared his perspective on how best to unite business travel and mobility. “If you have experience, go to the right stakeholder … do not let go of your beliefs. Do it with right marketing strategy for internal clients, know where your grounds are, your culture … Grab it and take it forward!" For Souhilla Taarabit, Group Head of Corporate Travel Services, Al-Futtaim, her journey has just started but may be smoother than others as she noted travel already sits under the same umbrella as relocation, which is HR, so “things will move quite fast.” However, she explained how she wants to extend mobility to business travel to also encourage blended travel and longer trips. This will help lower costs, as the Middle East sees accommodation costs go up and budgets become tighter. But there's work to do, she continued, because mobility is looked at in a very operational way. "I’m not asking my travel management company for figures on relocation, but I should actually. The relocation team is there to make sure people can join the company join safely, and leave safely, they don't look at costs." 👉 Next up on stage, a panel tackled the complexities of group moves, with a comprehensive A-Z case study. From amenities to zeroing in on the details, Beverly King MCIPD King, VP of Client Partnership, AltoVita and Seb Hammond, Head of Customer Success Operations, AltoVita, discussed a recent booking of 100 people relocating from Turkey to Spain to work on a construction project in Barcelona. To make it work, the accommodation and process had to be perfect, such as everything from joint communications prior to the moves to sourcing modern, safe accommodation, with features like an on-site reception for phased arrivals. And catering the rooms to different seniority levels had to be taken into consideration. Would a director feel comfortable sharing a kitchen, for example? Audience questions included whether it was the right decision to house all the 100 people in the same co-living accommodation block? Doesn’t that impact promoting more diverse experiences of the group? "Y is for Yes!" The customer is always right. A more clustered approach was suggested to the clients, but they wanted everyone together to really focus on the work. Video recordings of these first panels will be available soon...